Jane Shaw, Ballywillin townland, Raloo parish, Belfast Lower barony, County Antrim, to her brother, Thomas Moore, Baltimore, Maryland, 11 June 1817
Description
The writer appears to be married to Robert Shaw, a merchant or manufacturer. She would like to leave "a poor and distressed country" for "a land of prosperity and peace," but her husband is doing well and content to remain. Mostly family news. Reports that her and Thomas's brother, David Moore, had sailed from Belfast for Baltimore on 21 May; she greatly laments his departure, but hopes that he and Thomas will live near each other. In fact, both David and Thomas would move to South Carolina, where another brother, John, was reportedly doing well.
Date
11/06/1817
Date Issued
27/03/2023
Resource Type
Text
Archival Record Id
p155/5/3/1
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
4pp
Topic
McHenry-Moore Letters
Geographic
Ballywillin (townland),Raloo (civil parish),Antrim (county),Ireland,Baltimore,Maryland,United States
Temporal
Nineteenth century,Eighteen tens
Genre
Transcript
Note
Title, transcript and description by Professor Kerby Miller.